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Our November/December 2026 issue is now available online. Start reading here:
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Securing the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea will require a multinational effort “that combines American military capabilities with the imprimatur of a unified coalition of Asian, European, and Middle Eastern countries,” writes @dstroul.
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.@mitrovat and @SergeyVakulenk0 examine Ukraine’s prospects going into winter—and the role that energy infrastructure plays in war:
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What poses the greatest threat to the global economy: China’s surplus or the United States’ deficit? Read the debate with Nicholas Lardy and @MikeFroman:
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Regardless of the election’s outcome, Israel’s next prime minister will be one who believes that “Israel is surrounded by diehard merciless enemies and that the Palestinians can never be trusted,” writes Aluf Benn.
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“Putin should realize that his cultivation of Trump is a wasting asset,” writes @McFaul. “No future president—Democrat or Republican—is likely to continue Trump’s Russia policy.”
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“To deter the United States from using the dollar weapon, Beijing requires a financial second-strike capability.” Read @ZongyuanZoeLiu on China’s renminbi strategy:
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Today, “the idea of Palestinian statehood is not even up for debate.” Read Dalia Dassa Kaye on how Netanyahu altered Israeli attitudes toward security:
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Sam Mullins, Michael Mayo, and Niel Kaneshiro examine the risks posed by the expansion of the U.S. defense base—and call on Washington to “help its allies better protect their defense industries.”
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“AI holds the promise of providing both the productivity boost and the tools to pave the way for discoveries that can address many of the problems weighing down aging, debt-ridden societies across the world,” write @alexolegimas, @elerianm, and James Manyika.
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U.S. policymakers should avoid placing excessive faith in technology, especially when considering whether to go to war, argues Mara Karlin.
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“Americans are right to be frustrated with the results of U.S. policy in the Middle East,” writes @PhilGordonDC. “But complete disengagement, tempting as it is, would be an unnecessary gamble.”
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping “does not necessarily want the renminbi to replace the dollar,” writes @ZongyuanZoeLiu. What explains Beijing’s renminbi strategy?
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Iran and the Houthis have learned that simply threatening to close maritime checkpoints can “change decision-making in the halls of power,” writes @dstroul.
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“If the United States fails to safeguard its deepening military partnerships, adversaries will have more opportunities than ever before to at once undermine American defenses and improve their own militaries,” write Sam Mullins, Michael Mayo, and Niel Kaneshiro.
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“Having survived wars intended to collapse their regimes, Iran and the Houthis have emerged more willing to hold global commerce at risk and impose costs on actors not directly involved in the wars against them,” writes @dstroul.
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“Although Dulles may have imagined a world of peaceful international cooperation, in office he advocated a Manichean, good-versus-evil approach that made war more likely, not less,” writes @beverlygage.
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“For vulnerable leaders, nuclear weapons offer something more personal than the ability to protect their states: insurance against their own elimination,” writes @Yonatan_Touval. Read the rest of the debate on nuclear deterrence here:
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Nicholas Lardy and @MikeFroman assess “the vulnerability of the global economy to imbalances”:
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.@AKendallTaylor and @RHFontaine explain how “Trump’s efforts to create a more transactional and coercive world” could reinforce partnerships between U.S. adversaries:
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“Putin’s long game with Trump began years ago, driven not so much by some specific objective, but by the hope that Kremlin influence on him might someday prove useful,” writes @McFaul. “Now that day has come.”
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